Reviews

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

onthedig's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

It was very very good. Not normally the kind of literature I read but I read Underground by R. MacFarlane and he referenced it so I knew I had to check it out. It's beautifully done and I think everyone who reads this will view it differently. Different parts will resonate with different people and make it a whole new story just for you based in your perspective. 

One piece of advice, read one chapter fully. Don't stop in the middle. The chapters are very short so it shouldn't be too bad but stopping the middle completely ruins the vision in granduer that Calvino is trying to create. 

laurafd's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

eko_hav's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition

4.0

This book is deep. Like seriously seriously deep. And beautiful. Like seriously seriously beautiful. I wish I would have read it along with a class or for some other reason so that I would have had context for it. Loved imagining the cities. Very fantastical.

nkotek's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

jmcook's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

karol_castro's review against another edition

reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.5

quakeherself's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

this book was so dense but the prose was beautiful i really wanted to love this book but it was a but of a slog when marco poli described some of the cities, while other descriptions were brilliant i loved the interactions between marco polo and kublai khan

khaliah's review against another edition

5.0

An absolutely lovely book. I don't think the English translation does it justice. This is the book that made me fall in love with Calvino. Some of the cities are more engaging than others, but I loved it just the same.

kashmiras's review against another edition

informative inspiring mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25